Jeremiya 20:1 Manje uPhashuri, indodana ka-Imeri, umpristi, futhi owayengumbusi oyinhloko indlu kaJehova yezwa ukuthi uJeremiya eprofetha lezi zinto. 20:2 UPhashuri wamshaya uJeremiya umprofethi, wamfaka esitokisini ayeseSangweni laseKuphakameni lakwaBenjamini, elingasendlini kaJehova. 20:3 Kwathi ngangomuso, uPhashuri wazala uJeremiya aphume esitokisini. UJeremiya wasesithi kuye: I Nkosi kayibizanga igama lakho uPhashuri, kodwa Magormisabibi. 20:4 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakukwenza ube yingebhe kuwe. nakubo bonke abangani bakho; bayakuwa ngenkemba yabo izitha zakho, amehlo akho ayakukubona, nginikele uJuda wonke isandla senkosi yaseBabele, futhi iyobathumba iBhabhiloni, futhi uyobabulala ngenkemba. 20:5 Futhi ngiyokhulula wonke amandla alo muzi, futhi wonke umshikashika wayo, nakho konke okuyigugu kwayo, nakho konke ingcebo yamakhosi akwaJuda ngiyakuyinikela esandleni sawo izitha, eziyoziphanga, futhi azithathe, futhi aziyise iBhabhiloni. 20:6 Futhi wena, Pashuri, futhi bonke abahlala endlini yakho niyongena ekuthunjweni: futhi uyofika eBhabhiloni, futhi lapho uyofela khona, futhi uyakungcwatshwa khona, wena nabangane bakho bonke onabo waprofetha amanga. 20:7 Jehova, ungikhohlisile, ngadukiswa; kunami, wanqoba; ngiyinhlekiso imihla ngemihla, bonke bayahleka mina. 20:8 Ngoba kusukela ngikhulumile, ngakhala, ngimemeza ngobudlova nokuphanga; ngoba i izwi likaJehova lenziwa ihlazo nenhlekiso kimi usuku nosuku. 20:9 Ngase ngithi, "Ngeke ngikhulume ngaye, futhi ngeke ngisakhuluma ngaye igama. Kodwa izwi lakhe lalinjengomlilo ovuthayo ovalelwe enhliziyweni yami ngamathambo, ngakhathala ukubekezela, angikwazanga ukuma. 20:10 Ngoba ngizwile ukuhlambalaza kwabaningi, ukwesaba nxazonke. Babike, bathi, futhi sizoyibika. Bonke abangabazi bami babheka ukuma kwami, bathi: Mhlawumbe uzoyengwa, futhi sizomehlula, futhi sizaziphindiselela kuye. 20:11 Kodwa uJehova unami njengeqhawe elesabekayo abazingelayo bayakukhubeka, kepha abayikunqoba; amahloni kakhulu; ngokuba abayikuphumelela: ihlazo labo eliphakade alisoze likhohlakala. 20:12 Kodwa, O Jehova Sebawoti, ovivinya olungileyo, futhi ubona izinso futhi inhliziyo, mangibone impindiselo yakho kubo, ngokuba ngivulele wena inkinga yami. 20:13 Hlabelelani kuJehova, nidumise uJehova, ngoba uwukhululile umphefumulo kwabampofu esandleni sabenzi bokubi. 20:14 Maluqalekiswe usuku engazalwa ngalo, ungavumeli usuku umama ungizalele ngibusiswe. 20:15 Makaqalekiswe umuntu owaletha umbiko kubaba, ethi: "Indodana wesilisa." uzalelwe wena; emjabulisa kakhulu. 20:16 Lowo muntu makabe njengemizi uJehova ayichitha, futhi wazisola hhayi: futhi makezwe ukukhala ekuseni nokumemeza emini; 20:17 Ngoba akangibulalanga kwasesiswini; noma ngabe umama wayekhona ithuna lami, nesizalo sakhe sibe sikhulu kimi njalo. 20:18 Kungako-ke ngaphuma esizalweni ukuze ngibone umshikashika nosizi, ukuthi okwami izinsuku kufanele zidliwe ngamahloni?